Epicoene
Author : Ben Jonson
Publisher :
Page : 96 pages
File Size : 17,20 MB
Release : 1776
Category :
ISBN :
Author : Ben Jonson
Publisher :
Page : 96 pages
File Size : 17,20 MB
Release : 1776
Category :
ISBN :
Author : Ben Jonson
Publisher : CreateSpace
Page : 168 pages
File Size : 10,51 MB
Release : 2015-07-17
Category :
ISBN : 9781515119777
Epicoene, or The silent woman, also known as Epicene, is a comedy by Renaissance playwright Ben Jonson. It was originally performed by the Blackfriars Children or Children of the Queen's Revels, a group of boy players, in 1609. It was, by Jonson's admission, a failure on its first presentation; however, John Dryden and others championed it, and after the Restoration it was frequently revived-indeed, a reference by Samuel Pepys to a performance on 6 July 1660 places it among the first plays legally performed after Charles II's ascension. The play takes place in London. Morose, a wealthy old man with an obsessive hatred of noise, has made plans to disinherit his nephew Dauphine by marrying. His bride Epic ne is, he thinks, an exceptionally quiet woman; he does not know that Dauphine has arranged the whole match for purposes of his own. The couple are married despite the well-meaning interference of Dauphine's friend True-wit. Morose soon regrets his wedding day, as his house is invaded by a charivari that comprises Dauphine, True-wit, and Clerimont; a bear warden named Otter and his wife; two stupid knights, La Foole and Daw; and an assortment of "collegiates," vain and scheming women with intellectual pretensions. Worst for Morose, Epic ne quickly reveals herself as a loud, nagging mate."
Author : Ben Jonson
Publisher : U of Nebraska Press
Page : 188 pages
File Size : 43,34 MB
Release : 1966-01-01
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9780803252660
Ben Jonson (1572?1637), actor, playwright, satirist, and lyric poet, studied under William Camden at Westminster, worked as a bricklayer, served in the army, and was imprisoned twice--once for sedition and once for murder. Epicoene: or, The Silent Woman (1609) is considered one of his greatest comedies, upon which, along with Volpone (1607), The Alchemist (1610), and Bartholomew Fair (1614), his reputation rests. At his death, he was regarded as the leading man of letters in England, and was a major influence on the Cavalier poets, including Robert Herrick, Sir John Suckling, Thomas Carew, and Richard Lovelace. Lester A. Beaurline was professor of English at the University of Virginia. He was an editor of Studies in Bibliography, the works of John Suckling, and (with Fredson Bowers) the plays of Ben Jonson.
Author : Ben Jonson
Publisher :
Page : 392 pages
File Size : 16,14 MB
Release : 1906
Category : Inheritance and succession
ISBN :
Author : Ben Jonson
Publisher :
Page : 112 pages
File Size : 33,29 MB
Release : 1710
Category :
ISBN :
Author : Ben Jonson
Publisher : Manchester University Press
Page : 358 pages
File Size : 37,64 MB
Release : 2003
Category : Drama
ISBN : 9780719055430
This authoritative new edition of "Epicene" locates it precisely in the world of Jacobean wit, court, commerce sexual ambiguity and theatrical innovation which are its own subject-matter.
Author : Ben Jonson
Publisher :
Page : 116 pages
File Size : 36,60 MB
Release : 1732
Category :
ISBN :
Author : Ben Jonson
Publisher : Good Press
Page : 304 pages
File Size : 36,69 MB
Release : 2019-11-21
Category : Drama
ISBN :
"Epicoene or The Silent Woman," also known as "Epicene," is a comedy by Renaissance playwright Ben Jonson. The plot develops around a man named Dauphine, dreaming of cheating his wealthy uncle into sharing his heritage with him. To do this, he creates a scheme to set Morose up to marry Epicoene, a boy disguised as a woman. Yet, things don't go as easy as Dauphine expected.
Author : Aurelia 1877 Henry
Publisher : Wentworth Press
Page : 386 pages
File Size : 25,1 MB
Release : 2016-08-26
Category : History
ISBN : 9781362291169
This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. As a reproduction of a historical artifact, this work may contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
Author : Ben Jonson
Publisher : BoD – Books on Demand
Page : 445 pages
File Size : 16,45 MB
Release : 2023-01-07
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 3368329855
Reproduction of the original.